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I've been gone a while. I started reading fanfiction to escape and I got sucked in an abyss.

I have no idea if someone else is hosting similar challenges. I just grabbed some of what I have hosted before.

Here's to a happy year of great reading
Jan2023: Not much has changed. Writing a fanfiction now O_o as well as reading but I bought 7 new books in December and hope to get those read soon. Crossing fingers about adding challenges (late!)

Monday, March 18, 2013

Finished Reading . . . #23: It's Not Easy Being Green

It's Not Easy Being Green
and Other Things to Consider
Jim Henson, The Muppets, and Friends
1-4013-0242-4
Hyperion
2005
197 pages

Non-fiction, motivational, quotes
everybody
source: private library

There are few things that evoke such a universal feeling of warmth and humor as the work of Jim Henson. In his own words, as well as those of some of his best-known characters like Kermit the Frog and Ernie, we’ll get a glimpse of the philosophy and humor that was so essential to Jim’s creations. We’ll also get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the collaborative spirit of this gentle artistic genius from the people Jim knew, loved, and inspired.

This uplifting collection of quotes, stories, anecdotes, songs, and insights gives new life to Jim’s magical world. With chapters titled Dynamite Determination; Listen to Your Heart; Together We Can Do It; It Starts When We’re Kids; and A Part of Everything and Everyone, It’s Not Easy Being Green is by turns entertaining, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny, reminding us that every day counts. Readers young and old will cherish this collection.

Culled from The Jim Henson Company archives, program transcripts, personal letters, and interviews, along with some of Jim’s never-before-published writings, It’s Not Easy Being Green is a testament to the legacy of a man who changed the way we see the world.

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Fun. Cute. Read through quickly the first time then go back, randomly reading pages. Did you know we almost missed out on the Muppets?

Quotes from Jim, co-workers, family, celebrities, and Muppets. You have to love a book with quotes from "Ma Otter" taken just as seriously as quotes from Ray Charles. There is a quick background on each of those with quotes in the back of the book with Anthony Minghella (director of The English Patient) getting as much to say about them as Cotterpin Doozer and Mokey Fraggle (both from Fraggle Rock).

There is life advise, work advise, parenting advise, all around how to be a great guy advise. I've got several pages bookmarked and plan on adding the inspiration to my planner.
If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.



Challenges this counts towards:
150+
Read-a-Latte
Let Me Count the Ways
Colorful
Color Coded
What an Animal
Quick Fix
Monthly Key Word
Monthly Mix-up Mania
Nerdy Non-Fiction
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is one of my favourite books.

Becca said...

I didn't even know this book existed! Very cool!

Toni said...

I HAVE to read this, though the part about almost missing out on the Muppets scares me just a bit. I'll have to read that part with the lights on.........:)

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